2021 in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda-related events during 2021
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Incumbents
- Monarch: Elizabeth II
- Governor-General: Rodney Williams
- Prime Minister: Gaston Browne
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Antigua and Barbuda
- April 21 – The Sri Lankan government expels an Antigua-registered cargo ship docked at the Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port after authorities discovered undeclared uranium hexafluoride bound for China. The government pledges to take legal action against the ship's owner.[1]
- November 3 – A lawyer representing the governments of Antigua and Barbuda and Tuvalu says that a new commission is being formed to sue big polluters and claim damage reparations for climate change effects on those nations before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.[2]
Death
- August 9 – Sir Lester Bird, 83, politician.[3]
References
- ^ "Sri Lanka expels ship carrying nuclear material for China". France 24. 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ^ "Island nations seek a way to sue big polluters over climate change that could leave some underwater". www.cbsnews.com. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ^ Correspondent, WIC News (2021-08-09). "Second PM of Antigua and Barbuda, Sir Lester Bird dies at 83". WIC News. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
